‘Trump Isn’t Weapons-Grade Stupid’: John Kennedy Thinks He Knows What Trump’s Plans Are For Greenland

Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said on Wednesday that he believed President Donald Trump’s administration was pursuing a legal pathway — not a military invasion — to acquire Greenland following a classified briefing.

Trump administration officials gave classified briefings to the House and Senate on Venezuela on Wednesday, Fox News reported. Kennedy said on CNN’s “The Arena” that Secretary of State Marco Rubio also addressed Greenland during the briefing and was unusually forthcoming.

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“We had a classified briefing today on both Greenland and Venezuela. And it was one of the best briefings I’ve attended. And I’ve attended a lot of them. Usually they come in and, both Democrats and Republicans, and speak to you in Sanskrit,” Kennedy said. “And they don’t tell you anything. But Rubio today really shot us straight. He did talk about Greenland. Let me give you my perspective: Even a modestly intelligent ninth grader knows that to invade Greenland would be weapons-grade stupid.”

“Now, President Trump is not weapons-grade stupid, nor is Marco Rubio. They do not plan to invade Greenland. That doesn’t mean they’re not going to seek a legal formal partnership with Greenland as to their and ours national defense,” he added. “I’m not saying they will or won’t. The president is not going to try to buy Greenland. There are 41,000 people, electors eligible to vote in Greenland. If everybody votes, 20,501 Greenlanders can vote to join America. I’m not saying that will or won’t happen, but I think that’s really what the president is up to.”

The White House said